The Nigeria Football Federation [NFF] on Monday said the Super Eagles would no longer meet Sao Tome and Principe in the qualifiers for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations [AFCON]. Ademola Olajire, NFF’s Director of Communications, disclosed in a statement that the Confederation of African Football [CAF] passed
this information to the Federation. “The Director of Competitions of CAF, Samson Adamu, confirmed to us that Mauritius won the case it filed against Sao Tomé and Príncipe concerning their 2023 AFCON preliminary qualifying fixture. “He said Mauritius will therefore join the combatants in Group A of the qualification series starting next month,” he said. Victory for Mauritius at the CAF Disciplinary Committee means they now join Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Guinea-Bissau in Group A
of the six-match phase that ends in March next year. The News Agency of Nigeria [NAN] reports that Nigeria will take on Sierra Leone in Abuja June 9, before facing Mauritius on Monday June 13. Mauritius had filed a protest against São Tomé and Príncipe, who won their preliminary qualifying fixture, insisting that one São Tomé player had tested positive for covid-19. The case was made more interesting by the fact that the player at the centre of the controversy was the one who
scored the only goal of the match.
In draws held on Tuesday, the Super Eagles of Nigeria know their opponents in the qualifiers for the 2023 AFCON
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have been drawn alongside Sierra Leone in the qualifiers for next year’s AFCON in Ivory Coast.
The Nigerians also have 2021 AFCON opponents Guinea Bissau and São Tomé and Principe in the group.
Nigeria was drawn in group A in the qualifiers set to begin in June.
There are 12 groups and the top two teams of each group will automatically qualify for the tournament.
The draws were held at the SuperSport Studios in Johannesburg, South Africa.
See full draws below;
Group A
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
Guinea Bissau
Sao Tome & Principe/Mauritius
Group B
Burkina Faso
Cape Verde
Togo
Eswatini
Group C
Cameroon
Kenya
Namibia
Burundi
Group D
Egypt
Guinea
Malawi
Ethiopia
Group E
Ghana
Madagascar
Angola
Central African Republic
Group F
Algeria
Uganda
Niger Republic
Tanzania
Group G
Mali
Congo Brazzaville
Gambia
South Sudan
Group H
Cote d’Ivoire [Hosts]
Zambia
Comoros Island
Lesotho
Group I
DR
Congo
Gabon
Mauritania
Sudan
Group J
Tunisia
Equatorial Guinea
Libya
Botswana
Group K
Morocco
South Africa
Zimbabwe
Liberia
Group L
Senegal
Benin Republic
Mozambique
Rwanda
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4 June 2022
Nigeria Head Coach, Jose Peseiro, don call up forwards Victor Osimhen and Samuel Chukwueze, captain Ahmed Musa, deputy captain William Ekong and 23 oda players to di Super Eagles camp.
Nigeria go play Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau, Sao Tome & Principe/Mauritius for di 2023 African Cup of Nations qualifiers wey go happun for June.
Di Super Eagles dey for Group A.
Na 12 groups dey and di top two teams of each group go qualify for di tournament automatically.
- AFCON: Nigeria go play Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau, see full fixtures
- Ghana Black Stars: GFA list AFCON 2023 qualifiers squad
For di last tournament wey happun for Cameroon early dis year, Nigeria crash out for di round of 16.
Current holders Senegal dey for Group L wit Benin Republic, Mozambique and Rwanda.
Di 2023 Africa Cup of Nations go happun for Ivory Coast for June and July.
See di full list
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Goalkeepers
Francis Uzoho [AC Omonia, Cyprus]
Adewale Adeyinka [Akwa United]
Adebayo Adeleye [Hapoel Jerusalem, Israel]
Defenders
Olaoluwa Aina [Torino FC, Italy]
William Ekong [Watford FC, England]
Abdullahi Shehu [AC Omonia, Cyprus]
Zaidu Sanusi [FC Porto, Portugal]
Chidozie Awaziem [Alanyaspor FC, Turkey]
Oluwasemilogo Ajayi [West Bromwich Albion, England];
Calvin Bassey [Glasgow Rangers, Scotland]
Sani Faisal [Katsina United]
Leon Balogun [Glasgow Rangers, Scotland]
Kenneth Omeruo [CD Leganes, Spain]
Midfielders
Joseph Ayodele-Aribo [Glasgow Rangers, Scotland]
Alex Iwobi [Everton FC, England]
Oghenekaro Etebo [Watford FC, England]
Innocent Bonke [FC Lorient, France]
Frank Onyeka [Brentford FC, England]
Forwards
Ahmed Musa [Fatih Karagumruk, Turkey]
Samuel Chukwueze [Villarreal CF, Spain]
Moses Simon [FC Nantes, France]
Victor Osimhen [SSC Napoli, Italy]
Cyriel Dessers [Feyenoord FC, The Netherlands]
Ademola Lookman [Leicester City, England]
Sadiq Umar [UD Almeria, Spain]
Terem Moffi [FC Lorient, France]
Emmanuel Dennis[Watford, England]
How teams go qualify
Winners and runners-up for each group except H go qualify for di 24-team finals.
Ivory Coast don automatically qualify from Group H as tournament hosts
While Kenya and Zimbabwe dey suspended by FIFA sake of goment interference for di running of disport and dem go dey allowed to compete only if dem lift di ban by mid May